Vermont Aims 10 Year Interstate Build Complete
Vermont Highway Commissioner Russell A Holden says 324 mile Interstate system will be completed or under contract in 10 years with 52 miles finished and six years to drive Burlington to White River Junction entirely on Interstates. Federal target aims 50 percent by end of 1962 and seven new miles opened this week with 102 million dollars in highway work underway or planned. In St Albans Homer St Francis 27 Swanton faces breach of peace charges for beating state Trooper Harry MacDonald with two brothers Kenneth 33 Brattleboro and John 43 Swanton innocent pleas recorded and bail set.
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Russell A. Holden
Holden
White River Junction
Rex M. Whitton
ST. Albans
Homer St. Francis
Swanton
St. Francis
Harry MacDonald
Shaftsbury
MacDonald
Kenneth F
Brattleboro
John
Rutland skier sues Killington developers for injury
Paul Ropitsky of Stillwater New York sues Sherburne Corp in Rutland County Court for 7500 alleging Feb 12 on a Killington ski trail a snow caterpillar and a half ton truck blocked the base of the route causing a fall and injury to his left arm and shoulder with medical costs and lost wages claimed.
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Rutland
Killington
Sherburne Corp
Paul Ropitsky
Stillwater
N.Y
Barre Officials Seek Funds After Property Appeals Cut Budget
Barre faces a $21,000 budget gap after the county Board of Tax Appeals approved a $740,730 downward revision in property assessments. Sixty eight appeals from Barre valuations were upheld, with one manufacturing plant seeing its assessment shared by more than 100 percent.
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Barre
County Board of Tax Appeals
New Hampshire youths held on gun charge in New York state
In Petersburg area on U S 22 a 17 year old and a 19 year old from Enfield New Hampshire were arrested Saturday on illegal possession of a firearm. Trooper Carmen Giannis found a .22 caliber revolver with 25 rounds in their car. They await grand jury action in Rensselaer County Jail after waiving examination. Albany Times Union survey finds liquor authority lapses in Albany Gut district bars including a reported assault and a prostitution operation.
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Troy
New Hampshire
Rensselaer County
U.S
Petersburg
Robert Mason
Rodney May
Enfield
N.H
North Greenbush
Carmen Giannis
Albany
Albany Times- Union
State Liquor Authority
South End
Berkshire Board Considers Sunday License Fees and Swearing In
Down in Berkshire Williamstown selectmen asked town counsel to study a fee scale for Sunday entertainment licenses and clarify swearing in dates for new selectmen. At the regular meeting discussions covered timing for outgoing officials to stay through the February business meeting.
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Williamstown
Meeting Tonight On Zoning Bylaw in Williamstown
An open meeting to discuss changes in the zoning bylaw as proposed in the town master plan will be held at 7 30 p m today in Grant School. Planning Board Chairman Edward P Wylde invites all Williamstown residents to participate as Mrs Carol Thomas and the Citizens Information Committee on Planning meet with the Planning Board. The present bylaw is viewed as inadequate with only two districts and unclear limits. eight districts with defined uses are proposed and a zoning map is being prepared to outline areas.
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Williamstown
Grant School
Planning Board
Edward P. Wylde
Carol Thomas
Citizens Information Committee On Planning
Wylde
Thomas
Williams town police link suspect to five day crime spree
Former resident Benjamin Larabee Jr., held at Berkshire County Jail, admitted participating in a five day crime spree in Williamstown last September. Larabee, 32, was captured by Pittsfield officer Nor man E. Bessette at the Wirthmore Feed Store in Pittsfield. He will be arraigned in Pittsfield District Court, with Williams town District Court slated to hear 11 counts for nine breaks or thefts from September 7 to 12 following interrogation by Police Chief John D. Courtney Jr.
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Williamstown
Joseph Zoito Jr
Benjamin Larabee Jr
Berkshire County
Larabee
John D. Courtney Jr
Pittsfield
Norman E. Bessette
Wirthmore Feed
Courtney
Zoito
Lenhoff Defends Willingness to Pay for Superior Schools
Atty. Bernard Lenhoff, chair of the McCann Vocational School Committee, rebuts Prof. Robert V. Hamilton’s claim that communities won’t fund the best schools. He cites Northern Berkshire support for the $1.5 million McCann Vocational School and argues residents back costly teaching upgrades and new equipment.
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Hamilton
North Adams
Bernard Lenhoff
McCann Vocational School Committee
Robert V. Hamilton
Northern
Berkshire
Northern Berkshire
McCann Vocational School
Benhi Students Win County Humane Society Poster Contest
Bennington High School seniors Robert Babson Dale MacDonald and Katie Hollister won first second and third prizes in the county humane society Christmas Bazaar poster contest. Posters celebrate the bazaar set for Thursday 11 am to 5 pm in the Gokay Building. Proceeds support the humane society and animal shelter.
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Dale MacDonald
Katie Hollister
Bennington High School
Bennington County Humane Society
Rene DuCharme
Benhi
Main Street
Humane Society
Gokay
County National Bank
Babson
Slyvester Babson
Beech St
Mint steps up coin output to ease shortage
Eva B. Adams says the Philadelphia and Denver mints are increasing production to reduce a nationwide coin shortage. The worst appears over as the Budget Bureau redirects funds and overtime work expands to meet demand from automatic machines, taxes, and school lunch payments.
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Mint
Washington
Eva B. Adams
Philadelphia
Denver
Miss Adams
Budget Bureau
Philadelphia Mint
Denver Mint
Immigrant Engineers Add to U S Technical Ranks
A Labor Department study shows during 1947 through 1961 more than 3.5 million immigrants arrived in the United States. It notes nearly as many engineers entered the country as the 1961 engineering school graduates.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
U.S
W. Willard Wirtz
Truce Event With Mrs Borrensen Mentioned Pets
Mrs. Carl Borrensen keeps three pets in the house a cat a dog and a squirrel all keeping their distance from each other in a report from St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
API
Carl Borrensen
Bennington Banner Telephones and Advertising Rates Notice
Public notice from The Bennington Banner listing newsroom contact numbers for business and advertising, and rate schedule for home delivery by carrier and mail. Includes local and nationwide rates, service holidays, and special discounts for servicemen.
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Bennington Banner
Five East Germans Escape to West Berlin in Fog
Five East Germans escaped through thick fog to West Berlin at night. Gunfire from Red guards stopped two additional escape attempts.
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West Berlin
Berlin
Red _ guards
TV industry study links bland shows to neutral ads
An research group reports that bland programs like situation comedies and musical variety shows provide the most neutral environment for ads while suspenseful shows boost emotional viewer engagement which can raise resistance to commercials. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans exit after Dec 22. ABC shifts Gallant Men to fill the hour with Winston Churchill and Father Knows Best reruns.
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New York
Schwerin
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
ABC
Winston Churchill
Father Knows Best
CBS
NBC
Fair Exchange
Caroline Kennedy Fifth Birthday Big White House Party
Washington AP reports Caroline Kennedy turns five with a private White House celebration. Brother John Jr., age two, had a cold and will join the party after missing Cape Cod during Thanksgiving. About 20 nursery school friends expected to attend on the third floor.
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Washington
Caroline Kennedy
White House
John Jr
Cape Cod
Fish Bit on Pen Story From Florida Angler
Bradenton operator George Schenck told a Fort Madison man about a 13 pound black grouper he caught with a lodged fountain pen in its throat. The pen by Sheaffer appeared to be full of ink and wrote after being uncapped, making a “fish story” seem real.
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Fort Madison
UPI
George Schenck
Bradenton
Fla
Schenck
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